Single Flemish Brick Bond (1.5 brick Thick)

Flemish Bond is characterised by each course consisting of a header and a stretcher. Flemish bond gives a better appearance as compared to English bond although English bond is considered stronger. Single Flemish bond consists of facing of double Flemish bond while the back side is that of English bond.

Single Flemish Bond Odd Course

Figure A: Plan Of Odd course Single Flemish Bond

In the Figure A above I have tried to explain layout of odd course in a Single Flemish bond brick masonry L- joint.

                                                     Figure B : L-joint in detail
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The odd course has the facing, consisting of stretcher, quarter bat, stretcher, half bat and so on as shown in the Figure A above.

                             Figure C :  Layout of facing in odd course(L-joint is on the left)

If viewed from front it appears like odd course in double Flemish bond as in Figure C wherein we have alternative headers and stretchers. Further on the side of L-joint stretcher has a queen closure placed parallel to it, such that total length is equal to quarter bat placed as shown in Figure B.

                                          Figure D :Details of L-joint on the perpendicular side facing

Each stretcher in the facing has backing of two bricks placed perpendicularly such that backing has a course of headers in odd course. Hence odd course has the backing of 

 Figure E : Facing layout odd course L-joint on front side.

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Single Flemish Bond Even Course

                                        Figure G : Corner details in even course

The even course has the facing, consisting of Header, queen closure, stretcher, header, stretcher, header, and so on as shown in the Figure F. The backing consists of a course of stretchers.

Figure H : Facing layout for other side in even course L-joint

On the side of L-joint stretcher has a quarter bat is  placed parallel to it, such that total length is equal to header and queen closure placed as shown in

Figure G in the side.

Behind the quarter bat one brick is at right angle such that the outer facing has a stretcher.

Quarter bat is also backed by one brick with header touching quarter bat. Further a half bat and stretcher are placed to form double Flemish bond facing. To make the backing bricks are so laid such that we have a course of headers, Figure H.

Figure F : :Facing layout Even  course L-joint on front side.

Single Flemish Bond Odd -Even Courses comparison

Queen closure placed in the even course beside the quoin header helps to bring about necessary course lap.

                             Figure I  : Odd -Even Courses

In Backing, we can see here clearly is a course of stretchers in even course while odd course has only headers.

Single Flemish Bond Isometric View

                                       Figure J : Isometric view Single Flemish Bond


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